Telegram's optional int/bool/float fields are pointers so callers can
explicitly send false or 0 to override a chat default — distinct from
'absent', which uses the chat default. The pointer construction has been
ergonomically painful:
photoLimit := int64(5)
Limit: &photoLimit
api.Ptr[T any](v T) *T collapses that to a single line:
Limit: api.Ptr[int64](5)
DisableNotification: api.Ptr(true)
Pointers stay because the explicit-zero distinction matters for fields
like DisableNotification, ProtectContent, and getUpdates.Offset where
sending 0 / false explicitly is semantically different from omitting
the field.
- Add gomarkdoc-driven reference docs in docs/reference/, regenerated
automatically by 'make regen' alongside the api/ codegen
- New 'make docs' target installs gomarkdoc on first run; 'make
docs-check' is a CI gate
- Fold doc-clean assertion into existing codegen-clean job (single
diff check covers spec + api + reference)
- Rewrite README header: logo via <picture>, friendlier tagline,
emoji-led 'Why you'll like it' bullets instead of Why-table
- Drop duplicate echo snippet, soften 'Codegen pipeline' section into
'Keeping up with Telegram'
- Link reference from README, Pages nav, and a new Markdown reference
card on index.html (target = GitHub source view, renders .md natively)
A fully-generated, strongly-typed Go client for the Telegram Bot API.
* 176 methods + 301 types generated from Bot API v10.0
* 1408 auto-generated tests (8 scenarios per method)
* Typed unions throughout — no 'any' in the public surface
* Pluggable HTTP transport and JSON codec (default goccy/go-json)
* Built-in retry middleware honouring Telegram's retry_after
* Generic dispatcher with filters and conversation handlers
* Self-verifying codegen pipeline (regen → audit → emit → run tests)
* 14 example bots covering common patterns
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